Bible Verses About Eternal Security And Falling Away

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

Strong promise of security from John 10:28

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Direct Bible warning about departing from the faith

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Direct Bible text on enduring to the end

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Direct Bible warning about falling away and repentance

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Direct warning about departing from the living God

Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Direct statement about falling from grace

Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

Direct statement about swerving from the faith

Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

Direct statement about shipwrecking the faith

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Kept by the power of God through faith

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Direct Bible warning about falling away

In your patience possess ye your souls.

Direct Bible text on endurance giving life

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

Direct Bible text on doing God's will to receive promise

Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

Direct Bible text on never falling if these things are done

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

Direct statement about deserting grace

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

Direct promise that God keeps from falling

These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.

Direct passage about not falling away.

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

Assurance of eternal life and continued belief

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

Direct warning about falling short of grace

Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

Praise for perseverance and patience

But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

Believers are those who believe to salvation

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

Direct passage about being again entangled and overcome.

Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Calls for endurance of the saints

And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

Direct passage contrasting perdition and salvation.

For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

Direct passage describing those who have become partakers and then fall away.

And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

Direct passage that some will turn away from the truth.

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

Direct passage warning that even continuing believers can be cut off.

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

Direct passage on counting the Lord’s patience as salvation.

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

Direct passage about refusing truth and perishing.

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

Warns against falling from steadfastness

The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Direct passage about keeping oneself in God’s love.